The Soft Drinks Segment in United Kingdom registered a Market volume of 16,182.13 million litres in 2025
The indicator recorded a historical growth (CAGR) of 2.50% between 2022 to 2025, and is expected to grow by...
GlobalData projects the indicator to grow at a CAGR of...
The market volume of the soft drinks market in the UK recorded a single-digit YoY growth in 2021
The soft drinks market in the UK registered a decline during 2018-2020, followed by a YoY growth in 2021. Rising disposable incomes, and stable economic conditions in the country are the primary factors supporting the UK soft drinks market growth.
The soft drinks market consists of the retail sale of carbonates, squash/syrups, nectars, energy drinks, juice, packaged water, sports drinks, iced/RTD tea drinks, flavored water, still drinks, enhanced water, fruit powders, bulk/HOD water, and iced/RTD coffee drinks.
Five forces analysis
The soft drinks market will be analyzed taking manufacturers of soft drinks as players. The key buyers will be taken as distributors and retailers of soft drinks, and producers of packaging, soft drinks ingredients and other raw materials as the key suppliers.
Hypermarkets & Supermarkets are the main distribution channel in the UK soft drink market. Convenience Stores are also significant. Retailers are unlikely to be swayed by brand loyalty, but they will have to stock brands preferred by consumers. Buyer power in this market is driven up by low switching costs.
The threat of new entrants is moderate due to fair capital investments and the presence of well-established brands. It can be possible for a new entrant to achieve small-scale success stressing a unique production method or nutritional benefits.
Competitive landscape
The UK soft drinks market has experienced a weak volume growth in recent years. Coca-Cola is the leading player in the sector in value terms, while PepsiCo and Britvic accounted for second and third largest value shares, respectively, in 2019. Moreover, Coca-Cola owned the three leading brands in 2019 (CocaCola, Diet Coke and Coke Zero).
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